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is there a way to do a full version upgrade from kde desktop GUI? (self.debian)

submitted 1 year ago by 9488fcea02a9 to c/[email protected]

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i installed debian with KDE for a friend years ago... is there a way to upgrade to bookworm using the "discover" GUI? or are they going to have to edit /etc/apt/sources.list?

not they they are incapable of doing something simple like this, but just wondering if there is a GUI method to do a full version upgrade

thanks

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[–] imrichyouknow 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think you can. Editing a single file every few years really isn't a big deal. A dedicated GUI app would be nice but I doubt any developer is going to make it unless Debian hit big with desktop home users.

[–] 9488fcea02a9 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

my point is, there is already a GUI app for software updates.... KDE discover. but i wasn't sure if it had the ability to do a full version upgrade.

seems like it would be a simple thing to add... a dialog that says "do you want to upgrade to debian 12/bookworm?" and then it automagically edits your sources.list for you

i guess if it doesn't exist, i could submit a feature request